Pin-ticketing machine.



Patented June 4, 1912.

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P. KOHNLE.

PIN TIGKETING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEC.13, 1909.

wi lmmeo FREDERICK KOHNLE, 0F DAYTON, OHIO.-

iunrrcxn'rmc MACHINE.

Application filed December 13, 1909. Serial No. 532,874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnnnnnron Ko-H'NLE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pin-Ticketing Machines, of which the following is aspecification. j I

My invention relates to an improvement in a pin ticketing machine of the type shown and described in my applications filed on April 30, 1906, Serial No. 314,456, and filed on April 29, 1907, Serial No. 370,990.

The present invention relates to variousdetail improvements in certain of the mechanisms included in such machine, said improvements all tending or coacting to simplify the construction and generally pro- I duce a more eflicient operation.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide 'a continuous strip of paper with perforations at intervals and positiveactuated feeding means, adapted to-engage into said perforations for feeding the strip in step movements.

Another object of my invention is to provide a pin-ticketing machine capable of making straight staples, inserting them through a tag or clenching them upon the material desired to be ticketed, with means whereby the clenching actuating mechanism is automatically thrown out of commission when the straight staple mechanism is thrown into commission.

Another object of my invention is to provide an intermittently actuated ink ribbon of endless form, actuated upon the reciprocation of the main actuating mechanism.

The various other features of my invention are more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my iniproved pin ticketing machine, illustrating the tag stapling arm partly swung out of useand with the cover-plate broken away to expose the inking mechanism. Fig. 2 isa section on line a:, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the machine. Fig. 4 is a section on line y, y, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line w, Fig. 3, through'the supporting platen with the tag feeding mechanism shown in elevation and with the staple Fig. 6 is a plan view of the strip of paper provided with a series of perforations equallyspaced.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4:, 1912.

In my present invention the frame with its main actuating slide plate, staple former and driver, ratchet mechanism'for preventing reverse movement of the slide plate during-a partial stroke thereof, clenching mechanism, wire feed and cutting mechanism and tag cutting mechanism, and type chase are all substantially the same as that illustrated and described in the foregoing applications, and, therefore, will not herein give a detailed description ,of such mechanism.

This invention relates to the same type of machine for making and attaching tickets to textile fabrics in which a paper card or the like is fed beneath the printing mechanism and printed with any desired data, a portion being thereupon detached to form a ticket, which is fed out of the machine after being pierced by a wire staple formed by mechanism contained in the'machine, the staple being either clenched or attached to the fabric brought to the machine, or, remaining straight and fed from the machine, according to requirements.

In the drawings, the head of the pin ticketing machine is only illustrated, but which in practice is mounted upon a pedestal base constructed preferably of hollow form, with a treadle pivoted thereto and a connecting rod projected upward in 0011 nect-ion with the treadle at one end and to the main actuating slide plate at the opposite .end for the down stroke of the slide plate, and a spring for returning the same automatically to normal position when a manually operated pin ticketing machine is desired. It is obvious, however, that the main slide plate may be reciprocated in any well-known manner, either manually operated or bypower means.

1 represents the base plate of the head, 2 the main frame secured to the base plate, said frame is provided with a slide-way supporting the slide plate 3 and within which the same is reciprocated,

,4 represents the connecting rod connected to the slide plate for actuating the same. Ratchet mechanism is provided upon the rear of the frame and slide plate for insuring a full stroke of the slide plate and all cooperating parts in both directions of movement, fully described as to the details of construction in said aforementioned applications. This mechanism includes a ratchet teeth .at the front and back and resiliently mounted on the main frame 2, and a second similar ratchet plate onthe slide plate coacting with the frame ratchet plate. On

the movement of the slide plate in one direction, the ratchet thereon slides behind the ratchet on the frame until the ratchets have cleared one another; in such movement the front teeth of the slide plate ratchet plications, in which the staple driver is actuated within a staple bender of sleeve formation, the bender having yoke limbs passing over an anvil with connections between the slide plate and stapling mechanism and cam mechanism for operating the various parts, their proper proportional distances uponthe movement of the slide plate.

6 represents the paper cutting mechanism mounted beneath the stapling mechanism and actuated by rods 7 in connection with the stapling mechanism, so as to actuatethe cutter mechanism upon the downward movement of the slide plate.

7 represents the wire feeding mechanism,

the details of construction andoperation being substantially the same as that described in said former applications, in which the wire passes between a pair of rollers maintained under frictional contact with each other, and pawl and ratchet mechanism in connection with the slide plate and wire feeding rollers for imparting a 1 predetermined feed movement to the wire upon each up stroke of the slide. 1

8 represents a wire severing blade, see Fig. 3, whichin details of construction and mode of operation is substantially the same as my former application, filed April 29, 1.907, Serial No. 370,990, in which the knife is actuated against a stationary cutter block, by means of a bell crank lever and connections with the main slide plate, whereby the wire is severed and the return movement of the blade is effected during the downward movement of the main slide plate.

From the foregoing description and reference to the separate applications hereto-,

fore mentioned, the operation of the ma chines together with the hereinafter described features, can be readily understood.

The clenching of the staple is accomplished by'mechanism substantially the same as that shown in my former application, Serial No. 370.990. filed April 29, 1907. in

which, 9 representsa support mounted on the base plate 1, provided with vertically extended rods 10, to which are slidably mounted the ears 11, formed integral with the clenching block frame 12, forming guiding instrumentalities therefor. The frame 12 is slotted, through which the lifting lever 13 projects, said lever being pivotally supported at 14 upon an ear projecting from the support-9.

15 represents a link arm pivotally secured upon the stud 16, which in turn is secured to the slide plate 3, and maintained under spring tension to move in a direction toward the lifting lever 13, and limited in movement by engaging a pin 17, projected from the slide plate 3, said link arm and lever are notched and adapted to engage with each 7 Fig. 1, said notchqbeingprovidedjwithan.

angular surface 19, againstwhich the pin 20, fixed to the linkarm 15, engages, to release the link arm from engagement with the lever 13. This allows the lever 13- to be forced back to normal position prior to a complete movement of the slide late by the weight of the-clenching block rame.

21 represents a slotted rod through which the lever 13 projects, sliding vertically in a bore formed in the clenching block frame 12. 22 represents a coil sprlng encircling said red, one end of which bears against the collar 23, loose upon said rod, while its opposite end engages-against the collar 24 fixed to the free end of said rod. This construction forms a yieldingsupport for the 'elenchmg in thickness, and with the clenching block yielding, serves to automatically adjust the .same relatively to the stapling mechanism. g

25-represents the clenching block'fixedxto the upper surface of the clenching block frame and provided with clenching grooves;

26 represents a guard formed over thei outer edge of the grooves to prevent the staple limbs or. points from being forcedinto thegoods. If, however, it is desired to form stapled tags to be afterward applied upon the goods or othe wise,'I provide the. following instrumentalities:27- represents an arm hinged to the"fra1ne'2, see Figs. 3 and 4, adapted to be swung beneath the staplingmechanism; This arm is provided with the slots 28, through which the limbs of the staple pass, the tag rest-.

ing upon the top surface ofthe'arm 27, and

in operation-the staple-is-formed by the staple bender after the wire is severed by the cutter and bent over the anvil, the anvil moved out of position and the limbs of the staple moved downward by the staple driver through the tag and notches 28. Such stapling operation necessarily requires that the clenching mechanism be thrown out of commission, and this is accomplished as follows :.29 represents a catch-pin fixed to the arm 27, adapted to engage with the lever 30, pivoted to the frame-2 at one side'of the tag platen, see Fig. 1, which engagement will swing the free end of said lever 30 upward, engaging the pin 20 of the link arm 15, throwing the same out of possible engagementwith the lever 13, during the dmvnwardmovement of the slide plate 3. By this construction, the two stapling operations can be readily thrown into or out of commission with safety, for the tag straight stapling mechanism cannot be thrown into commission without throwing out the clenching mechanism, and the reverse follows as soon as the arm 27 is swung away from beneath the staple form-ing mechanism.

It is generally desirable to use a preprinted tag in machines of this class, with the printing mechanism merely employed for inserting or printing changeable data, such as number marks and price marks.

The preprinted tagsare in the form of a continuous strip which require positive feeding to properly aline each tag with the printing, cutting and stapling mechanism, for the reason that any slight slippage of the strip in such feeding would throw out the alinment. This positive feeding of the continuous strip of paper, is accomplished by providing aseries of preferably equally spaced perforations, located for example at the center thereof, as illustrated in Fig.6. The strip of paper is wound in the form of a roll mounted in a storage reel, preferablyat the rear end of the machine, not shown in the drawings. From this storage reel the strip is passed over the platen 31, between a guide 32 at one end thereof, see Figs 1 and 5, from whence itis fed beneath the printing, tag-cutting and staple forming mechanism. 33 represents a bell crank lever Pl'VOtGCl at 34 to the frame 2, with the arm provided with a yoke end, with the limbs 36 adapted to engage with a pin 37, fixed and projected from the slide plate 3, to actuate said lever 33 in proper time movements and in a suflicient arc during the reeiprot'ation of said slide plate to properly feed the strip of paper 38. 39 represents a resilient feed finger pivot'ally mounted to the second arm of the bell crank lever 33 and extended horizontally over the strip of paper. "This feed finger is provided with a point or nose 40, adapted to engage suceessive perforations 41 in the strip, to feed turbing the strip of pa'per and travel loosely over the paper to be engaged into a successive perforation for a second operation. The yoke formation of the arm 35 of the bell crank lever 33 is provided to impart a proper time movement upon the reciprocation of the slide plate 3.

It is very desirable in machines of this class to make a proper printing impression upon the tag strips, and in which it is sometimes desirable to print in several colors, and this is accomplished by employing an endless ribbon 44, passing over a series of guide rollers 45, journaled in a casing 46, mounted upon the frame 2, with a portion of the ribbon continuously fed beneath the type chase 47, detachably mounted upon the reciprocating slide plate 3. This type chase and its mounting are substantially the same as that shown and described in said former applications.

48'represents a feed roller suitably journaled within the casing 46, over which the ribbon passes, and 49 represents a tension roller carried by the pivot-ally mounted arm 50, said roller maintaining the proper tension to the endless ribbon, upon the periphcry of the feed roll 48. The feed roll is preferably rotated in step movements by the following instrumentalities, (see Figs. 2 and 5) :'51 represents a spring controlled pawl pivotally mounted upon the slide plate 3, and held against movement in one direction by a pin 52, projecting from the slide plate 3. 53 represents a tooth, see Fig. 5, project ing from the pawl, adapted to enga e with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 54, xed to the feed roll 48. Upon the downward movement of the slide plate, the pawl tooth will engage with the ratchet wheel and be swung away from the pin 52, in an upward direction, until the slide plate has moved downwardly sutficient to permit the pawl tooth to pass the periphery of the ratchet wheel when it-wil1 snap into its normal position, and in the path of tooth engagement by swinging the tension roller 49 upwardly and in providing the ribbon with two or more colors, common in the manufacture of ribbons, color printing can be had.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a reciprocating member mounted thereon, staple forming mechanism actuated by said reciprocating member, staple clenching mechanism, a lifting lever engaging the same, a spring controlled arm pivotally mounted on' said reciprocating member adapted to engage said lifting lever, ticket stapling mechanism movable into and out of operative position with said forming mechanism, and means controlled thereby for disengaging'said arm from the lifting lever when said'ticket stapling mechanism is in commission, said disconnected members automatically engaging when the ticket stapling mechanism is out of commission.

'2. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a reciprocating member mounted therein, staple forming mechanism actuated in proper time movement by said reciprocating member, staple clenching mechanism in operative connection with said reciprocating member and operated in proper time movements relative to the staple forming mechanism, and ticket stapling mechanism adapted to be thrown into operative position with said stapling niechanism, and means under the control off said ticket stapling mechanism for disengaging the operative connection between reciprocating 3. In a machine of the class-described, a frame, a reciprocatingmember mounted therein, staple forming mechani's'm' 'actuated FREDERICK iroHNLn Witnesses; i I

OLIVER B. KAISER: EMMA SPENER.

I mi) member and clenching mechanism when'the vticket stapling mechanism is in commission.

40 y d reciprocating member, staple clenel'i 

